Putin’s ambitions are barely disguised: Starmer calls on allies to offer Ukraine security guarantees

This is reported by The Guardian.

In particular, Starmer emphasized that he was not surprised by Moscow’s negative stance on the proposed 30-day ceasefire.

“It doesn’t entirely surprise me that Russia is taking this stance. They’ve made it pretty clear. They put it in lights a number of times over,” the UK Prime Minister explained.

At the same time, he stated that Russia’s reaction to the ceasefire proposal “reinforces my strong belief that if the deal is not defended with security guarantees, then he will breach it in due course.”

The Prime Minister also noted that after the negotiations between Ukraine and the U.S. in Saudi Arabia, “progress was made,” and he expressed hope that “that out of Tuesday that would put the ball in the Russian court, if you like, where the pressure would come on Russia.”

“We know that Putin has ambitions that are barely disguised,” Starmer added.

At the same time, the British government head outlined the next steps, emphasizing the need to work with allies, the U.S., and Kyiv.

“But it has to be a peace where the deal is defended, because we’ve had a deal before, and it’s not been maintained, because Russia just breaches the line,” Starmer said.

U.S.-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia

On March 11, the Ukrainian and American delegations met in Jeddah, following which Kyiv agreed to a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, and the United States agreed to immediately resume intelligence sharing and security assistance.

The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said “the ball is now in Russia’s court” after Ukraine agreed to the proposed ceasefire. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on the proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, stating that Russia is currently studying the statements made following the March 11 talks between the United States and Ukraine.

White House National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said after talks with the Ukrainian delegation in Saudi Arabia that President Donald Trump has decided to cancel the pause in military aid to Ukraine immediately. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has confirmed that President Donald Trump has canceled the pause in intelligence sharing with Ukraine.

Trump expressed hope that Russia would agree to a one-month ceasefire in Ukraine.

The EU High Representative, Kaja Kallas, welcomed the joint statement by Ukraine and the United States following the negotiations and expressed readiness to participate fully in the steps to achieve peace.

On March 12, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that American representatives are already heading to Russia for a meeting regarding a ceasefire.